arnyk wrote: > Let's not conflate commercial realities with technical truths. > > If you go to the drugstore, what percentage of whats on the shelves are > unique effective medical tools, what percentage are things that work or > kinda work but are reasonably safe and are repackaged 7,600 (more or > less) different ways as cures for 7,600 different things, and what > percentage are placebos? Even in a context of over a century of legal > regulation, there are plenty of placebos and also quite a few examples > of about 8 different chemicals (aspirin, Acetaminophen, calcium > carbonate, capsaicin, Milk of Magnesia, etc.) repackaged literally > thousands of different ways as if they were unique solutions for common > human ailments. > > In the case of audio, there has never been any effective government > regulation, the products have only been around a maximum of about half > as long, and there are plenty of examples of effective tools, things > that are semi-effective but repackaged many different ways, and > out-and-out placebos. > > Why should I be surprised? > > One of the more educational experience of my life has been the last 2 > years that I have been going to Estate Sales. This is a legal way to > freely and intrusively peruse other people's lifestyles in excruciating > detail. So lets see, I go to about 10 estate sales a week and I've been > doing this weekly for about 2 years. That's about 1,000 different homes > in upscale communities that I've examined. I've found about 4 > instances of high end audio cables or .4% market penetration. > > The point is don't make the mistake of overestimating the market > penetration of high end audio cables. In the cosmic scheme of things, it > is a nit.
Aren't estate sales mainly for the deceased, so you're mainly looking at old peoples belongings, who may not have the same interest in high end audio as others. I know none of my elderly neighbours or relatives have anything more than a tv and a radio, with maybe the odd midi cd player type system. Did they abx it before buying ? Touch optimisations http://touchsgotrythm.blogspot.co.uk/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SBGK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=52003 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103842 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
